George Favish 42 Dies by Self Inflicted Wound in Store
George Favish 42 owner of a Latrobe Street hardware business dies by self inflicted gunshot wound at his store today. Coroner and prosecutor confirm the death as self inflicted. Survived by his mother wife Mayme Mendelson and other relatives. born Bellaire Ohio Sept 18 1902. active in local Jewish and Bnai Brith circles.
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George Favish
West Boyd Street
Latrobe Street
Ona C. Jefferys
Francis Warder
J. F. Moore
Rowlesburg
Archdeacon's
John McCafferty
Favish
Synagogue of
Bellaire
Bnai Brith
Harry Favish
Fanny Favish
Ohio
Mayme Mendelson
British and Allies Push Near Ravenna Front
British and Allied forces press the Ravenna front as German lines falter near Valli Di Comacchio marshes and the Lamone River. Eighth Army patrols report Germans attempting a defense in lagoon coast areas while snipers target exposed positions along the west bank.
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Ravenna
Eighth Army
Valli di Comacchio
Lamone
Favish Family Rears Surviving Kin In Ohio and Washington DC
One daughter Sylvia Louise Favish a student at West Virginia University. Four brothers and one sister survive including Charles Morris and Benny of Bellaire Ohio. Simon Favish in the US Army and Mrs Sarah Zelks of Washington DC. Funeral services were incomplete late this afternoon.
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Sylvia Louise Favish
West Virginia University
Charles, Morris
Benny Allo
Bellaire
Ohio
Simon Favish
United States Army
Sarah Zelks
Washington,D.c
Deer harvest climbs in Taylor county as season nears end
Taylor county’s deer harvest rose to 49 killed by yesterday evening as the six day season nears its end. Game Protector J W Powell reported no accidents. Additional kills included G A Henney of Fairmont with a 10 point 225 pound buck, Charles Newcome of Grafton an 8 point 180 pound buck, J C Dollyson of Fairmont a 5 point 195 pound buck, G D Foley of Grafton a 5 point 150 pound buck, and Walter McFarling of Grafton an 8 point 160 pound buck in Grant county.
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Taylor County
J. W. Powell
Powell
G. A Henney
Fairmont
Charles Newcome
Grafton
J. C. Dollyson
G. D. Foley
Walter McFarling
Grant County
Bomber Force Raids Tokyo In Weather Strikes
Giants interceptors and other war industries in Manchuria face air strikes as Lt. Col. Robert K. Morgan from Asheville flies over Tokyo for the fourth time. Capt. J. T. A. Archer from Brownwood drops bombs with precision instruments amid overcast skies. Five large fires and two smaller ones are reported from Morgan’s flight, while Tokyo states incendiaries caused small fires quickly extinguished as B29s press a nerve war over the capital.
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Manchuria
Robert K. Morgan
Asheville
S.C
Tokyo
J. T. A. Archer
Brownwood
Tex
Nippon
U. S. Bomber Command
Samuel Ball Dies at Grafton Rt 1 Merchant of Lucretia
Samuel B Ball 75 of Grafton Rt 1 died suddenly at 2 30 pm yesterday at his home from complications of advanced age. A native of Barbour county he was a former Moatsville merchant for seven years and later ran a general store in Lucretia for over 17 years. He was a member of the First Brethren church. Surviving are widow Levine Nicola and children Clarence and Herman Ball. brothers Zachariah Ball Parsons Sylvanus M Ball Mt Morris. sisters Isabel Poe Moatsville Susanna DeMoss Thornton. The body remains at Bartlett funeral home with services Saturday at 1 pm conducted by Rev K E Richardson and interment in Moats cemetery.
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Samuel B. Ball
Grafton Rt. 1
Lucretia
Barbour County
Issac
Sophia Annon Ball
Moatsville
First Bretheren
Levine Nicola
Clarence
Herman Ball
Grafton
Zachariah Ball
Parsons
Sylvanus M. Ball
Mt. Morris
Isabel Poe
Susanna DeMoss
Thornton
Bartlett Funeral Home
K. E. Richardson
Moats
Senators weigh manpower and facilities for manufacturers
Senate committee probes manpower and facility problems in industry while senators trade quips on cigarette shortages. Hatch jokes about rolling his own using Bull Durham brown papers, and Rep Durham argues aging tobacco preserves aroma. Durham notes North Carolina produces about 60 percent of U.S. cigarettes as firms dip into two year aged stocks. Bermuda location noted.
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Hatch
D,nm
Bull Durham
Rep. Durham
D.-N.c
Returning soldiers and service details in uniform notice
Pfc. Raymond F. Setler, U S Army infantry, has come home after eleven months in the European Theater aboard the hospital ship Wisteria. He is under treatment at Stark General Hospital and later at another army hospital for definitive care. His parents are Mrs Farris F Setler of 314 Pearl Street and he holds the Purple Heart for wounds in Italy. Private Donnie Shaffer Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Donnie Shaffer of Simpson, is serving with the Army Air Forces in Italy with the Twelfth Air Force Service Command. He has fought in North Africa Pantelleria and Sicily, landed at Anzio, served in Corsica and Southern France, and now holds five battle stars for his European African Middle East campaign ribbon. Ethiopia is noted as the first Fascist aggression victim to be liberated, and El Salvador reportedly has about 12 000 coffee plantations with roughly 140 000 000 trees.
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Raymond F. Setler
U. S. Army Infantry
Ien
U. S
Wisteria
Stark General Hospital
Charing
Army
Farris F. Setler
Pearl Street
Italy
Wth
Twelfth Air Force
Donnie Shaffer
Donnie Cecil Shaffer
Simpson
Army Air Forces
Shaffer
12Th Air Force Service Command
Mediterranean
North Africa
Pantelleria
Sicily
Anzio
Corsica
France
Fire destroys Blueville garage after station blast
Firemen were called to the Shell Service Station in Blueville at 2 20 yesterday afternoon after an explosion of gas fumes from an adjoining garage. The garage was destroyed by flames. Ben Wilson, owner, said a gas heater in a restroom likely ignited the fumes. Homer Wilson suffered minor burns as he drove a car from between the buildings. Fire Chief L H Greenwald estimated damage well over 500 dollars. This followed another serious fire in two days, with Cuppett's store losing about 1 500 dollars the day before.
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Shell
Blueville
Ben Wilson
Homer Wilson
L. H. Greenwald
Cuppett’s
West Virginia workers to return after settlement
Charleston dispatch reports West Virginia workers planned to resume today after a labor dispute sparked a weeklong strike. State Labor Commissioner Charles J. P Sattler announced the settlement, allowing operations to resume as scheduled. In related news, six southern counties opened to deer hunters this season as the six day open period began Monday across 17 counties, expanding hunting for deer in Logan, Mercer, McDowell, Raleigh, Summers and Wyoming counties.
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West Virginia
Charles J. P Sattler
Charleston
Logan
Mercer
McDowell
Raleigh
Summers
Wyoming
Counties open for two day hunting season in Summers noted
The conservation commission first permitted hunting in Summers while five other counties opened last year for a similar two day season. Unofficial counts from Randolph 31 Preston 262 Webster 26 Lewis 14 Monongalia 144 were reported as figures not yet officially released by the commission. Wheat growth in Canada linked to about 340 psi.
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Conservation Commission
Conversation Commission
Randolph
Preston
Webster
Lewis
Monongalia
Holiday Hours For State Liquor Store
West Virginia state liquor stores will stay open 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on December 22 and 23 and on December 30. The State Liquor Control Commission announced the extended weekend hours to align with the Christmas and New Year periods.
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West Virginia
State Liquor Control Commission
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Latrobe 81
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Columbia Snapshot
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Bermuda
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Ethiopia
el Salvador
Pittsburgh
Sander Mine
Shelby Run Road
Pruntytown
Grafton Domestic Coal CO
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W. Main Street
Canada
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